Phillipson

Rick's Rods, owner of the Phillipson® Rod Company, is the world's source for original Phillipson® "Made in USA" fiberglass rod blanks and components manufactured from the late 1940's through 1974. We own the Phillipson trademarks for the United States and Japan.

BF741 - Phillipson

7'6", 2/2 Peerless impregnated, Weighing 3.4 oz., rated for a # 6 line weight. This rod was said to be crafted by 3M for Lew Jewett, who formed the Leisure Time Products division for 3M. He was instrumental in the acquisition of Phillipson Rod Company and Scientific Anglers by 3M. The tube cap has the name Jewett inscribed on it. Cigar cork grip with dual sliding rings over cork insert reel seat. The Perfection hard chrome snakes and carbide stripping guide are wrapped with Nymo Turf tan thread. Nickel silver ferrule sizes 13. Includes an original cloth bag and replacement aluminum tube. The condition is mint un-fished. However, we have no hard evidence to verify the provenance of this rod.

BF805 - Phillipson

7', 2/2 Peerless rod Handcrafted for Dick Sherman by P. W. (Bill) Phillipson in 1975. Line weight 5. Weighing 3 oz. Impregnated cane, cigar cork grip with cork insert reel seat and down-locking bronze hardware. Nickel silver ferrules, brown thread wraps with white rings, carbide stripping guide. Includes an original cloth bag and Phillipson aluminum tube for the Master model. This is the way Mr. Sherman's son brought the rod to us. Bill Phillipson personally crafted this rod for Dick Sherman, who joined the company in 1969. He assumed responsibility for running the factory. He and Bill became good friends. Mint un-fished condition. The rod has never had a reel on it. A letter of provenance will be provided from Mr. Sherman's son.

BF897 - Phillipson

6', 2/1 Powr Pakt baitcasting rod weighing 4 oz. This rod was crafted between 1949 and 1951. The hard drawn nickel silver ferrules were crafted by the late Paul Hightower. The butterscotch plastic insert reel seat is down locking. The rod has Perfection chrome ring guides wrapped yellow nylon and tipped with black. The handle is cork with a cork fore grip. Includes original bag and labeled aluminum tube. The rod is in very good original condition.

BF1046 - Phillipson

6', 2/1 One of a kind Premium bait casting rod crafted by a Phillipson employee whose son brought this rod to us for sale. The rod is un-marked, however, all the components are Phillipson and is wrapped in Premium colors black silk trimmed in gold. Cork fore and rear grip with plastic no rock insert reel seat. Nickel silver ferrules. No bag or tube. Condition is very good. Price Reduced

BF1081 - Phillipson

8', 3/1 Made for Abercrombie and Fitch. Firehole model. This impregnated (Peerless) rod weighs 4 1/4 oz. and has Henna brown thread wraps with yellow spiral. Rated for line weight 5. Nickel silver ferrule sizes 10 and 16. Cigar cork grip with Phillipson bronze anodized aluminum no rock reel seat. Included is the original cloth bag and labeled aluminum tube. The rod is in excellent condition with the following exceptions: The hook keeper is missing but its wraps are intact. The guide and ferrule wraps have been over coated with varnish.

BF1094 - Phillipson

7', 2/1 Haywood Zephyr '52' Spinning rod especially recommended for use with Humphreys Reels. Humphrey's reels are sold separately on our 'Reels' page. This rod was crafted by Phillipson for Whitney Sporting Goods in Denver. The rod was named for Jim Haywood, the "Roving Fisherman" for The Denver Post. Hammer/elliptical cork grip, brown anodized no-rock reel seat with black hardware and 2 inch cork at butt end of reel seat. Mildrum carbide spinning guides wrapped with black thread with a black spiral. Medium action. The rod weighs 4 1/2 oz. The rod has Phillipson nickel silver ferrules. It is in very good condition. Included is original leatherette labeled cardboard tube.

BF1129 - Phillipson

8', 3/2 Peerless "63" Impregnated, 4 1/4 oz., line #5. This rod was crafted in 1963. The Perfection hard chrome snake guides are wrapped with Pacific green nylon thread with a spiral. Torpedo cork grip. The reel seat is bronze anodized aluminum no-rock that was crafted by the late Paul Hightower. Nickel silver ferrules sizes 10 and 16. Included is a replacement cloth bag and replacement Phillipson aluminum tube. The mid section has been scarfed below the female ferrule. Although this is an impregnated rod, it has been over-varnished. Over all condition is very good. Price Reduced

BF1231 - Phillipson

9', 3/1 Powr Pakt weighing 5 5/8 oz. HCH Line weight-6. The rod was crafted between 1952 and 1953. Down-locking no rock aluminum anodized reel seat. The wraps are golden yellow nylon tipped with black. Includes original Phillipson cloth bag and aluminum tube. Fair condition for the following reasons: the rod was stored in its aluminum tube in a humid climate which resulted in "bag burn". We are selling this as is. The varnish finish will polish out, the cork grip will clean up as can be seen in the images, the tip section can be straightened.

BF763 - Phillipson

8'6", 3/2 Pacemaker project rod, HDH line weight 5. Full wells cork grip. Black anodized aluminum no rock reel seat. Phillipson's hard-drawn nickel silver ferrules sizes 11 and 17. The wraps were green nylon tipped with black. Includes Phillipson cloth bag and partially labeled aluminum tube. Cane is sound, however, there are stains on the blank from rusted guides. The finish has been stripped. The rod is ready to wrap and finish. This would make a great winter project.

BF1372 - Phillipson

9', 3/2 Powr Pakt weighing 5 5/8 oz. HCH Line weight-6. The rod was crafted between 1952 and 1953. Down-locking no rock aluminum anodized reel seat. The wraps are golden yellow nylon tipped with black. Nickel silver ferrules sizes 12 and 18. Includes original Phillipson cloth bag and labeled aluminum tube. Excellent original condition which appears to be sprayed with an overcoat of varnish. The rod's appearance would be greatly improved with polishing. Price Reduced

BF1387 - Phillipson

9', 3/2 Premium. Weighing 5 5/8 oz. HCH (DT6) line weight. Full wells cork grip. Black anodized aluminum no rock reel seat. Wrapped with pure black silk tipped with gold and black. This was Phillipson's top of the line rod and was crafted between 1946 and 1952. Includes original bag and aluminum tube. This rod has been re-finished and the tips appear to be South Bend replacements.

BF1389 - Phillipson

9', 3/2 Premium. Weighing 5 5/8 oz. HCH (DT6) line weight. Full Wells cork grip. Black anodized aluminum no rock reel seat. Wrapped with pure black silk tipped with gold and black. This was Phillipson's top of the line rod and was crafted between 1946 and 1952. Includes replacement bag and original aluminum tube. One of the tip sections is 5 inches short. The rod has been refinished. Good condition. Price Reduced

BF1394 - Phillipson

7', 2/2 Peerless "63" Impregnated, weighing 3 oz., rated for a HCH 4/ 5 WT. This rod was crafted in the early 1970's. The Perfection hard chrome guides are wrapped with Nymo Henna nylon thread with white tipping. Cigar cork grip. The bronze anodized aluminum no-rock reel seat was crafted by the late Paul Hightower. Included are an original cloth bag and labeled Phillipson aluminum tube. The cane is in excellent condition. It appears some of the guide wraps have been over varnished.

BF1432 - Phillipson

9', 3/2 Paragon model, weighing 5 5/8 oz., HCH or 7 line weight. "Made from good grade imported Tonkin Cane, split with the grain for strength and resiliency. Full wells cork grip. Black plastic no rock reel seat with aluminum hardware. Gold tone thread. Includes replacement bag Victory cardboard tube. Very good condition with the exception that 1 tip is 1/2 inch short the mid appears to be 1/4 inch long. The wraps have been over-varnished. Price Reduced

BF1434 - Phillipson

9', 3/2 Premium. Weighing 5 5/8 oz. HCH (DT6) line weight. Hammer handle cork grip. Black anodized aluminum no rock reel seat. Wrapped with pure black silk tipped with gold and black. Nickel silver ferrules sizes 12 and 18. This was Phillipson's top of the line rod and was crafted between 1946 and 1952. Includes replacement bag and original aluminum tube whose collar and cap do not stay on. Good condition with sound cane.

BF1411 - Phillipson

7', 2/1 Pacemaker "51" spinning rod. The cane is sound. The reel seat has a couple of screws in it and can be removed and re-glued. Original guides and nickel silver ferrule. The rod needs to be re-wrapped with Pacemaker thread and black tipping. Includes original leatherette case.

BF1469 - Phillipson

6', 2/1 Pacemaker bait casting rod weighing 4.2 oz. This rod was crafted between 1949 and 1951. The hard-drawn nickel silver ferrules were crafted by the late Paul Hightower. The black plastic insert reel seat is down-locking. The rod has Perfection chrome ring guides wrapped green nylon and tipped with yellow. The handle is cork with a cork fore grip. Includes original bag and labeled cardboard tube. Very good condition. The guide wrap on the bottom of the tip section is loose. The wraps have been over-varnished. The finish appears to have bag burn and would benefit from polishing.

BF1526 - Phillipson

6', 2/1 Powr Pakt bait casting rod. This rod was crafted between 1949 and 1951. Cork fore and rear grip. Down-locking butterscotch plastic insert reel seat. Golden yellow thread wraps tipped in black trim. The hard drawn nickel silver ferrules size 15 were crafted by the late Paul Hightower. Includes original cloth bag and partly labeled aluminum tube. The varnish on the tip section is sound, however, there are some finish chips on the butt section. Otherwise the condition is very good. Price reduced.

BF1662 - Phillipson

8'6", 3/2 Peerless Dry Fly Special. Impregnated cane. Weighing 5 1/2 oz. This rod will cast a 6 line weight. In 1972 the Dry Fly Special rod included an extra handle to use on the middle section as an ultra light fly rod. Although the butt section is inscribed 5 1/2', the actual length of this ultra light fly rod is 6'3", weighing 2.7 oz. The guides are wrapped using Henna brown with a yellow spiral. The reel seat is bronze anodized no-rock. Torpedo cork grip. Includes original cloth bag and gold anodized aluminum tube. The condition is very good.

Fiberglass Rods

FF310 - Phillipson

5'6", model P52 bait casting rod. Featured in Phillipson catalogs from 1951 to 1954. Early tubular brown fiberglass (Trevarno) blanks. Hard chrome plated ring guides and tip tops wrapped with green thread with spiral. New spring "snap action" locking reel seat. Offset handle of light weight, smooth streamlined construction. This new offset handle (snap action lock) is easy to use. Just pull out end cap and let it snap back and your reel is locked into position. This rod appears to have never been fished. This rod was crafted between 1952 and 1954.

FF275 - Phillipson

Royal R50, 5', 2 piece, lures to 5/8 oz. This model Phillipson rod was produced from 1961 to 1962. Truly the 'World's Finest' rod" The Eponite Royal with its spine of straight fiber, pressure packed in Epoxy resin is second to none! Perfection made gold plated hard chromed tip top and guides wrapped in light brown, with darker brown spiral trim. The rod is finished with natural brown colored paint, shaft joined with gold color hard drawn nickel silver ferrules. Detachable aluminum handle with adjustable lock. Un-fished, new old stock, from a former Phillipson employee's estate.

FF370 - Phillipson

This Shorty fiberglass rod was originally built to test cast Johnson reels on Phillipson offset bait casting grips. If you already have a Phillipson rod with a detachable grip, you can use it with a shorty rod. We do not sell Phillipson offset baitcast grips separately from rods. However, we have available Wright and McGill offset grips with 3 jaw chuck collets like Featherweight Champion. They are priced at $35. We also have new old stock Featherweight Champion grips priced from $95. The price of the Shorty rod is $150 without a grip.

FF391 - Phillipson

9'6", 2/2 EF96 Epoxite fly rod. This rare rod was crated by Phillipson between 1970 and 1972 (before 3M purchased Phillipson) and comes with 2 tips. The rod weighs 4 1/8 oz. and will cast a line weight 5. The blank was painted a salmon color and wrapped with dark brown nylon thread with a white ring. Two carbide guides, 1 spiral guide on the butt, 7 Perfection snakes and tip top on each tip section. Cigar cork grip with cork insert reel seat and anodized aluminum hardware. Includes original cloth bag and anodized aluminum tube. This rod came from Bill Phillipson's personal collection. Bill's son, Don, sold it through Len Codella. Included are a letter of provenance signed by Don June 27, 1994 and photo of Bill. This rod is mint un-fished.

FF446 - Phillipson

7', 4 piece fiberglass fly spin rod made for Abercrombie and Fitch. The rod weighs 3 oz. and is rated for a 6 line weight. Straight cork grip with "Reel Lock" sliding reel seat. The blank is copper metallic and wrapped with Henna Brown thread with a yellow spiral. Fiberglass tip over butt ferrules. This rod was crafted in the early 1970's. Includes original cloth bag and aluminum tube.

FF466 - Phillipson 3M

7'6" 2/2 EF76 3M Registered Epoxite fly rod with 2 tips. Weighing 2 7/8 oz. with 2 different line weight tips. One is a 5 weight; the other is a 6 weight. Cigar cork grip with down-locking aluminum hardware over cork insert reel seat. Carbide stripping guide and spiral on butt, Perfection snake guides on tips. Epoxite rods were wrapped with Gudebrod nylon thread, size A, NCP #3274. Fiberglass ferrules. 3M special brown color, Includes original cloth bag and labeled aluminum tube. Condition is new. There are a few very minor paint scratches on the blank. Prior owner's name written on blank.